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mcpcn

shadcn/ui-style React components for building ChatGPT, Claude and MCP apps.

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What is mcpcn?

mcpcn is a free, open-source set of customisable React components for MCP Apps, the apps that run inside ChatGPT, Claude and other AI clients. It uses the same registry format and CLI as shadcn/ui, is built on Base UI, adapts to light and dark themes and includes forms, payments, messages, maps, events and more.

Pros

  • Ready-made UI for apps inside ChatGPT and Claude
  • Works with the shadcn CLI you already know
  • Accessible Base UI primitives, MIT licensed

Cons

  • Only useful if you build MCP apps
  • Young library that is still growing

Who should use mcpcn

Developers building apps that run inside ChatGPT, Claude or other MCP clients.

Who may not need it

People not building AI client apps.

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23rd

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Beautiful UI

Extremely crafted, copy-paste components for AI-native interfaces — chat agents, thinking states and approvals.

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Free alternatives to mcpcn

Free resources that cover similar ground.

OpenUI

An open standard for streaming generative user interfaces.

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